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Faraday created the first transformer in August 1831. A few months later he designed and made this simple piece of apparatus
The first surviving Faraday apparatus, dating from 1822, demonstrates his work in magnetic rotation. Faraday used this mercury
The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of
These liquids are some of the first examples of metallic gold colloids, made by Michael Faraday over 150 years ago.
Dewar’s first-ever vacuum flask. Created in 1892 to hold liquefied gases at extremely low temperatures, this object is the